The Tono recordings (1950-51)
BEETHOVEN Sonatas 8 (Pathètique), 24 & 25
SCHUMANN Abegg Variations & Papillons
Chopin & Brahms
You can hear how he enjoys performing Beethoven. Listen to the 'Pathétique', and it's like hearing it for the first time, and his Schumann sparkles with fresh thoughts... In a time where the past is looked upon with veneration by only a selected few, we must be grateful to APR for bringing back an hour of piano-playing simmering with joy, beauty and that good old-fashioned word: dignity. Pianist (UK)